THE JEMINI KILLER pt.1

Today is Long Beach Comic Con! Come on out and enjoy the show, then hit the beach with all the cute comic-book loving bikini gals (there’s plenty of them, even in November)!

Back to the comic: so here’s a plot thread that’s been dangling around for over a year now, but at last we revisit Jemini’s long-lost duplicate and her enamoured captor. Will she be able to get away? Will she survive? And will she at last meet the real Jemini? Okay, that’s enough teasers for now.

Actually I wouldn’t expect too much more of Misery than this quick scenario. Truth be told I did like that movie and love Kathy Bates in most anything, but if you’re looking forward to seeing Knuckle Sam break her lovers ankles…well, you must be a huge sicko!

The title seems foreboding of the fact that she’s gonna be ooookay.
Great face expresions in this comic, I think they are the ones that blow me away the most from all the webcomics I’m reading (some other come close, but not that often).
And really good job on Sam’s bipolarity, I actually forgot for a moment she was a sociopathic gang leader!

I’ve always believed that suspense is a lot more powerful than shock, and even if the title is giving anything away (although at this point I confirm or deny nothing) I still don’t think it will dissuade you all from following along…or maybe I have too much faith in my skills and EVERYBODY knows how this is going to end!

In any event, glad you like Sam’s sweet side. For a long time I feared that a lot of the female cast of SCAPULA came across as too cold or mean-spirited (granted, most everyone in this comic is a criminal), so it’s nice to have a big lug like Sam who can appreciate the happier things in life, like unicorn statues and kidnapped girlfriends!

Sorry for my silence, but I am back from vacation … the Austin Comic Con rocked, pity you couldn’t be there. 😀 Several artists showed up, but only webcomic artist I saw was Scott Kurtz. Kinda weird to meet the real-life human being behind a webcomic – y’all are almost like mythical creatures to your dedicated fans.

But I missed you so much! I cried into my pillow, waiting for you to return my calls!

Anyhoo, I just got back from the Long Beach Comic Con (hence my late replies, sorry everyone), but that Austin Comic Con sounds like it was a lot of fun, too! One of my goals for next year’s convention season is to hit new cons outside of California, so I’ll definitely be looking into what looks doable (and profitable).

I think it was either you (or another reader, maybe) who recommended Arizona’s Tucson convention (does that sound right?), so I’ll look into that (the extra dialogue in parentheses are the other voices in my head).

…and wasn’t a cartoon! Believe me, George, I think most of us guys actually LOVE women that can kick our asses (and don’t go believe those ‘manly men’ who shout crap about being the ‘king of the house’, because they probably live in mortal fear of any woman).

The “relationship” between Jemini’s heads is tough to describe; I guess technically she’s two people and should therefore have two different mindsets (Siamese twins aren’t psychic, even when they’re fused as closely as Jemini), but she/they have always been depicted as pretty much being one single mind that just happened to be in two heads…if that makes any sense.

Hey, I’m not a doctor, so for here and now we can agree on one thing: one brain or two, the only thing on Jemini’s mind is getting the hell out of there!

This is actually the first convention I’ve done this year where NO ONE brought a camera! And yes, I swear upon my filet of sole, there were plenty of scantily-clad girls there, some in bikinis (and veils and peacock feathers and seashells) and others dressed as kinky comic characters.

Well, the allnew clean look certainly changes how you see the character. But then, you don’t so often see Knuckle Sam linke in panel 3. And the pink parlor is just disturbing.
Maybee they look a bit too soft. Some of the roughness would be good to keep. Remember: All your characters (women, men, and things alike) are meanass bastards that would kill you and wouldn’t loose a second thought to it.

No! She’s not allowed to break my Sammy’s heart! She doesn’t deserve her! I’d go to Sam’s Derby games, and I could take her shooting, we could beat the tar out of Scapula together, and we could bake cookies, and, and, and…

Honestly, I had never realized that Sam had such a following. It almost makes me want to change the ending to this story that I drew, where Sam gets killed and never comes back. Guess I’m going to have to change it, or else someone’s going to break my legs (probably LadyJenn)!

But seriously, I’m happy to hear that you like her, and we’ll certainly be seeing her quite a bit in this story (alive and well, I assure you).

Making up fictional but believable ice cream flavors is pretty easy (although thinking of Ben & Jerry flavor names is probably a lot more difficult). I figured a gal like Sam loves her ice cream just about as much as she loves beating up people and breaking their skulls!